tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post3877488337911965502..comments2023-08-30T10:50:09.857-07:00Comments on With Justice for All: Homeless ministry, Salvation Army get failing marks in treatment of those on the sex offender registryshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13000853333502699643noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-26376121926131302362015-01-20T08:27:21.549-08:002015-01-20T08:27:21.549-08:00"Whatever you have done to the least of these..."Whatever you have done to the least of these, you have done to me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-9102030546969417962015-01-09T10:40:09.686-08:002015-01-09T10:40:09.686-08:00I was very disappointed with my Salvation Army. I ...I was very disappointed with my Salvation Army. I was receiving a monthly senior food box, became familiar with the staff, & grateful. I became a volunteer. As a SO on parole, my PO informed me that I needed to inform the Salvation Army of my status. When I did, in a private chat with the Captain, I was informed that I could no longer be a volunteer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-9280999382920944482015-01-08T09:14:31.539-08:002015-01-08T09:14:31.539-08:00"I think Bible scholars place Mary at the age..."I think Bible scholars place Mary at the age of 13 when she became pregnant..."<br /><br />Well, there ya go! I was on the right track that she WAS under what our legal age of consent is for all 50 states. And that was my point.<br />Elvis Presley is another good point - Elvis; 24, Priscilla; 14. But since no one ever pressed charges against Elvis, he will forever be famous and remembered (especially today Jan 8th, his birthday) forever by fans and the music industry.<br />And since law enforcement and SO treatment provider like to call people "victims" of consensual relationships, let's as Priscilla if she felt victimized by the King of rock and roll. You know, since, as they say, "life long trauma the victims go through.." blah blah blah<br /><br />In response to the Anonymous poster:<br />"The policy says it only affects sex offenders under state supervision..."<br /><br />Exactly! Only those on supervision (such as Probation). Probation eventually comes to an end and even tho the offender may still face laws as a registrant to not LIVE near a school, he/she will no longer have to worry about being NEAR children and having to report such contact to a probation officer. That means, once off probation, no more worrying if you can go to your friend/relative's birthday party for fear that someone might have their minor children present at the event.<br />Probation = WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.Maestrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664715096730147873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-29881660753461558772015-01-05T17:03:11.055-08:002015-01-05T17:03:11.055-08:00This is terrible. To turn one away because of a la...This is terrible. To turn one away because of a label. But this is not the first: Under a law, signed by our former Gov. Jeb Bush in 2005, registrants are barred from using public shelters (Schools) in the event of a hurricane in the state of Florida. Oh, but he is not heartless (Sigh) he said registrants will be allowed to go to prisons to weather out the storm!<br /><br />They will stay in visitor/meeting rooms. Registrants will also be required to sign a form that outlines instructions, wear an ID badge, and they can be searched by authorities at any time. The policy says it only affects sex offenders under state supervision who are not allowed near children but that is not true because, due to state law, no registrant (charged after 2003) can reside within 1000 feet from a school. Yes, Jeb Bush. The man that wants to be our President bans Florida registrants from shelter during a hurricane..SMH.<br /><br />I have shopped salvation army stores for deals, but I think I will now scratch them off my list of places to shop.<br /> Sloan44<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-2809184869837611222015-01-05T14:12:46.997-08:002015-01-05T14:12:46.997-08:00Apparently the "Salvation" army would no...Apparently the "Salvation" army would not have kept truck with the Nazarene who ministered to the sex offender of Gerasenes. And since the "Salvation" army has no room for the least of these, they obviously know nothing about Jesus, who, by his own choosing, was tried and found guilty of the most egregious crime of his day, and, as a convicted felon, was crucified alongside of the most despised people in all of Judea. Where registered people are not welcome, neither is Jesus Christ...of this, I am entirely certain.RWVNRALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295952559624411787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-43147513835897401982015-01-05T08:42:50.712-08:002015-01-05T08:42:50.712-08:00To be fair, Maestro, and to play devil's advoc...To be fair, Maestro, and to play devil's advocate just a little, let's not condemn all claiming the Christian faith out of hand, even as we become incensed at those who condemn those on the registry as a group. Not all who adhere to Christianity are hypocrites.<br /><br />I think Bible scholars place Mary at the age of 13 when she became pregnant, 14 when Jesus was born. And according to the Bible, entry into Heaven does not depend on the good works one does but on faith alone. I personally am most happy to leave judgment to God.<br /><br />And yes, age of consent laws are man-made and arbitrary, but so are many of the laws we live by. Many though do have their root in Biblical law, i.e., the Commandments.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000853333502699643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713544301131240733.post-42645043019988117342015-01-05T08:08:34.790-08:002015-01-05T08:08:34.790-08:00More proof that the all-righteous Christians are n...More proof that the all-righteous Christians are nothing more than a bunch of hypocrites caring only about their own entry into Heaven. <br />Funny how they try so desperately to claim they care about everyone and even try to convert homosexuals to go straight so that they too can get into Heaven but if you committed a MAN-MADE CRIMINAL ACT against someone, even tho it was a consensual act, you're not welcomed into their facilities. <br />This is why I am sick of religion. <br />BTW, do these bumbling idiot puppets realize that the precious "virgin" Mary was 15 or 16 when she gave birth the Christ and that her "husband" Joseph was a grown man in his mid to late 20's? Do they know this? Perhaps not. Perhaps they should stop taking a man made law so seriously since the legal age of consent is a MAN MADE DECISION by lawmakers and changes from one area to the next.<br />Or perhaps they should just wait for THEIR judgement day to come. :)Maestrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664715096730147873noreply@blogger.com